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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 16306:
- France Ready To Take Back Waste Of "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
France would be ready to take back toxic waste removed from a decommissioned carrier if India's top court allowed the ship to be scrapped in an Indian shipyard, the French envoy said on Wednesday.
- Indian Satellite Can Identify Quake Prone Regions Globally (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Indian remote sensing satellite (IRS) has shown the potential for mapping the stress field of the earth's crust that will help to predict areas where powerful earthquakes are most likely, a leading geologist has said.
- France Ready To Detox Clemenceau (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The French envoy on Wednesday asserted his country was willing to take back any asbestos found on decommissioned warship Celemenceau while it is scrapped at the ship-breaking yard in this coastal town of Gujarat.
- The Relevance Of Karbala (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Feb 09, 2006)
Allama Iqbal saw the history of Islam as marked by two definitive sacrifices, that of Ismail in the beginning and of Imam Hussain (A.S.), as defining moments. According to Iqbal, the role of Imam Hussain in Islamic history is as central as the position ac
- More Funds For Security (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
Given the large number of crime reports that fill newspaper pages every day, news that the government plans to provide more funds to provinces to deal with the deteriorating law and order situation should reassure victims of crime,
- New Delhi Committed To Pipeline: Minister (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 09, 2006)
The new Indian oil minister reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to a multi-billion-dollar natural gas pipeline from Iran and said talks with Pakistan on the project would resume next week.
- India-Us Nuke Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (News International, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India’s atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Fdi May Be Harmful To Economic Growth (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 09, 2006)
The FDI mantra is considered an all-purpose panacea for the ills of the economy and society. Unfortunately, there has not been much debate about the far-reaching implications of FDI in our economy and, particularly, how it can stifle economic growth, says
- Spirit Of Sacrifice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Moharrum mourns the massacre of Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Muhammed.
- N-Deal With Us Could Compromise India’S Interests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
India’s concessions to the United States under a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries could compromise New Delhi’s strategic interests, the country’s top nuclear scientist was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
- India Almost Invaded Pakistan In 2002 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 09, 2006)
India was all but ready to invade Pakistan in 2002 but was only held back because some of its leaders felt that the war might spin out of control and because the United States, afraid that it would become nuclear, exerted its influence on both . . .
- Spotted Deer Find New Pastures In Chennai (Hindu, P. Oppili, Feb 09, 2006)
The Guindy National Park and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras campus are not the only two places where you can see spotted deer roaming in Chennai.
- France Offers To Take Back Toxic Waste (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Feb 09, 2006)
Inventory to be submitted to panel today
Visits Alang and says the yard has adequate facilities
Offers to get French labour
Shiv Sena men raise anti-Greenpeace slogans at site
- Uk Failed To Act On Damning Evidence Against Hamza': Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Indian remote sensing satellite (IRS) has shown the potential for mapping the stress field of the earth's crust that will help to predict areas where powerful earthquakes are most likely, a leading geologist has said.
- Ysr Meets Manmohan, Takes Up State Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Chief Minister seeks regulator to determine natural gas cost and Central policy on supporting FAB city projects
- Gm Food Must Be Allowed Into Europe, Wto Rules (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Feb 09, 2006)
Europe faces new pressure to open its markets to genetically-modified food from the US after the World Trade Organisation ruled that the EU broke international rules with its moratorium on new licences.
- India’S Vrs Experiment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
THE state-owned banks in India were generally considered overstaffed before the implementation of a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) in 1999.
- Us N-Deal Could Compromise India’S Interests: Top Scientist (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
India’s concessions to the United States under a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries could compromise New Delhi’s strategic interests, the country’s Atomic Energy Commission chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
- Freedom With Prudence (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 09, 2006)
The controversy that has erupted over various European newspapers publishing cartoons that have been deemed offensive by many Muslims contains some salutary lessons.
- Left Playing Cold War Politics (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Feb 09, 2006)
Comrades love conspiracy theories. Spokesmen of the Indian Left, over the last few months, have been vo-ciferous in their criticism of the UPA government's decision to vote against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting.
- New Delhi, Seoul To Conclude Economic Agreement By 2007 (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 08, 2006)
Trend towards pan-Asian framework for cooperation heartening: Kalam
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- India, Korea Sign Pact On S&t Collaboration (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 08, 2006)
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding here on Tuesday on scientific and technological cooperation that will, among other things, promote technological innovation, industrial cooperation and exchange of information, research trends...
- Catch The New Nuclear Moment (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 08, 2006)
The United States is initiating — in cooperation with Russia, UK, France, China and Japan — a new era of nuclear energy.
- Wto Condemns Eu Over Gmo Moratorium (Reuters, Sophie Walker, Feb 08, 2006)
The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday that the European Union and six member states had broken trade rules by barring entry to genetically modified crops and foods.
- Indian Mining. When? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
It isn’t India Mining. At a conspicuously low 0.6 per cent growth, the mining sector’s performance stands out in the rush of encouraging statistics from CSO’s quick estimates for 2005-2006. Even agriculture (2.3 per cent), not a recent star performer...
- Information System Aims To Bridge Rural-Urban Divide (Hindu, Meera Srinivasan, Feb 08, 2006)
The project plans to make villagers computer literate and help them use information
- Iit-M Gates Open To Commerce Students Too (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Institute to offer M.A. in Development Studies, Economics and English studies
- Kumaraswamy May Sail Through Today's Trust Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The State Assembly will meet on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. to test the majority enjoyed by the new coalition headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, as directed by Governor T.N. Chaturvedi.
- Ngos: Water A Fundamental Right (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
Several activists fighting for community rights over wateras against its privatisation by multinational companies or State ownership on Thursday pledged to "thwart attacks" on water's sovereignty. They agreed that there should be a massive campaign on "al
- Public Investment In Technology (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 08, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the market will provide goods at the least cost if given freedom.
- India, Serbia Sign Trade Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
India and Serbia & Montenegro on Tuesday have concluded here a "Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement" which includes grant of Most Favoured Nation...
- Many Ways, No Will (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 07, 2006)
Listening to President Bush’s State of the Union address, you’d think the United States has reached bottom in its addiction to foreign oil and is so desperate to break free that it will take the ultimate step — investing in research — to find a way out.
- Water: The Coming Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf was unable to sell the Kalabagh dam project to Pakistan’s smaller provinces.
- Iran Notifies Iaea Of Resuming Enrichment (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been formally notified of Iran’s decision to resume full-scale uranium enrichment work, the country’s top national security was quoted as saying on Monday.
- Adjusting To The New Textile Order (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 07, 2006)
It is just over a year since the quotas under the Multi-fibre Agreement of 1974 were done away with. Countries with a strong tradition in textiles such as India and China, constrained by the discriminatory trade agreement, were unable to export . . .
- India’S Vote At Iaea (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 07, 2006)
THE International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided by 27 votes in favour to three against with five abstentions to refer the case of Iranian noncompliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to the Security Council.
- Indian Experts See Trap In N-Deal With Us (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Feb 07, 2006)
Indian scientists engaged in the country’s nuclear weapons programme have expressed fears over a civilian nuclear deal with the United States because they see a possible trap in it to curb New Delhi’s sovereign quest for future research, . . .
- Asia Will Be The Future Of Business, Says Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 07, 2006)
Sets out a roadmap for cooperation between Delhi and Manila
"With Western markets getting saturated, Asia provides a huge opportunity to business to expand market share"
Recommends setting up good e-business infrastructure
- Israel Too Threatens Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 07, 2006)
Israel’s Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said tht Iran will be made to pay a high price if it doesn’t halt its uranium enrichment plans for development of nuclear weapons.
- "Make Public The Nuclear Deal With U.S." (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 07, 2006)
The Government of India should put aside its present policy of reticence and share with the people of India all that they are legitimately entitled to know.
- Clemenceau: Committee Decision To Be Referred To Supreme Court Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
``Court order will be a turning point in environmental awareness''
- Complete Roadworks In Three Months, Agencies Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Government to focus on Bangalore's infrastructure
The State Government on Monday asked officials of civic agencies to complete roadwork in Bangalore City within three months.
- New Clear Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
Time India’s atomic programme was audited. Civilian nuclear energy shouldn’t be a DAE monopoly
- India Should Get Nuke Power From Thorium Reserves: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Pallab Bhattacharya, Feb 07, 2006)
With complexity gripping talks between India and the US on the nuclear deal, President A P J Abdul Kalam has said energy independence should be the country's top priority and suggested development of nuclear power using thorium which . . .
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- India, Israel Tie Up On Next-Gen Barak Missiles (Indian Express, Shiv Aroor, Feb 07, 2006)
In an indisputable sign that Indo-Israeli defence ties have matured, the governments of both countries have signed their first-ever joint weapons development contract to design and produce the Barak-II next-generation air defence missiles for warships.
- Under A Mushroom Cloud (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 07, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) says it does not need too much of international cooperation to expand nuclear power generation in this country. It wants the nation to wait two or more decades for a large nuclear . . .
- All About Dementia (Hindu, MADHUMITHA BALAJI, Feb 07, 2006)
A user-friendly review of the current knowledge on dementia
With the advent of modern medicine and thereby a growth in the elderly population worldwide, dementia poses a major concern to the international community of today.
- Kalam Proposes E-Biz Network (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 07, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam proposed the setting up of an ASEAN e-business network for increased information sharing, education programmes and knowledge connectivity among the regional partners that would result in realising technology upliftment, . . .
- Growing Closer Apart (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 07, 2006)
Essays debating the issues of syncretism and pluralism in the sub-continent today to objectively reassess their importance in coping with the political and cultural future
- Sc Panel To Submit Report On Clemenceau Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
SDI, a French company which bought the carrier, has already told the apex court that it will abide by the committee's interim recommendation that the ship should not enter India’s 220-mile exclusive economic zone until the matter is disposed of.
- Iran Will Get The Bomb, Sooner Or Later (Deccan Herald, DAVID E SANGER, Feb 07, 2006)
Hours after the United States and Europe prevailed in a contest over officially reporting Iran’s history of clandestine nuclear activity to the United Nations Security Council, US President George W Bush issued a statement on Saturday from his ranch, ...
- Why Bush Has To Deliver In India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Will President George W Bush deliver? Will India-US negotiations on the civilian nuclear deal yield something before the American leader lands in New Delhi on the evening of February 28?
- For The People (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 06, 2006)
We need a labour movement, in sweatshops not airports. Will labour leaders agree?
- Playing Safe (The Week, Rajesh Parishwad, Feb 06, 2006)
He is one of the few beneficiaries of the terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. P. Ravindranath, head of a professional security services agency, Private Eye, is flooded with calls from IT and BPO firms seeking . . .
- Indian Pm Considers Talks With Leftists (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was mulling on Sunday whether to hold crisis talks with leftwing allies that are angry at his government’s vote against Iran over its nuclear programme and its airport privatisation plans.
- George Bush To Propose Nuclear Partnership With Russia (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
President George W Bush will propose funding for the creation of an atomic energy partnership with Russia in his upcoming fiscal 2007 budget, according to the New York Times.
- Too Little, Too Late (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 06, 2006)
It is just as well that the Government has given up its ostrich-like attitude in deciding at last, to allow the import of five lakh tonnes of wheat to augment domestic supplies and contain rising prices.
- India Shocks Iran With Its Vote In Iaea (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 06, 2006)
India has voted for the IAEA resolution for Iran’s referral to the UN Security Council for its nuclear ambitions in Vienna on Saturday. The IAEA has been asked to report its chief Mohammed El Baradei’s assessment about Iran’s nuclear plans to the . . .
- Left In The Lurch (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 06, 2006)
THE Left parties can no longer put off devoting a couple of days in a quiet retreat to intense introspection, reviewing the effect of developments in India and abroad on their movement.
- The Need To Look Beyond Gdp (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 06, 2006)
The point is not the replacement of GDP growth rate by the growth rate of educated rural population but to question age-old shibboleths, and look for alternatives. That kind of questioning, and the tolerance of such questioning are the basic . . .
- Food For Thought (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 06, 2006)
Government’s recent decision to import five lakh tonne of wheat from the global market raises questions about the timing of the decision as well as the larger issue of inefficient management of wheat procurement in the country.
- Uk To Aid Iran’S Nuclear Studies (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
In a controversial decision, a British University has agreed to train engineering students from a notorious Iranian nuclear research centre in an attempt to plug a hole in its finances, a media report said today.
- Kashmir Has A Great Future: Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 06, 2006)
"Energy independence has to be the country's first priority"
``Kashmir has a great future. There are tremendous opportunities for development and during my recent visit to Kashmir I can see the commitment of the people for a developed future,' . . .
- Now, Focus On Iran-Russia Nuclear Talks (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 06, 2006)
The Iranian crystal ball turned denser and foggier today with Tehran’s announcement of ending all its voluntary cooperation with the IAEA in retaliation to the UN nuclear watchdog yesterday referring the Iranian nuclear file to the UN Security Council...
- Geopolitics In N-Ties (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Feb 06, 2006)
Nuclear issues the world over have a habit of becoming contentious, enmeshed in nuclear weapon controversies.
- In A Difficult Phase (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Feb 06, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- Periodic Overhauling Of Syllabi (Daily Excelsior, Neeta Sehgal, Feb 06, 2006)
Writing textbooks in India's recent past has been an exercise fraught with controversy.
- J&k Has Great Future: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said Jammu and Kashmir has a "great future" with "tremendous opportunities for development" and the commitment of the people to it.
- English University To Train Iranian Nuke Pupils (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
In a controversial decision, a British university has agreed to train students from an Iranian nuclear research centre in an attempt to plug a hole in its finances, a media report said on Sunday.
- Iran Halts Iaea Inspection (Indian Express, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Iran Ends Un Inspections, Resumes Enrichment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap UN checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- Iran Resumes Uranium Enrichment, Ends U.N. Checks (Reuters, PARISA HAFEZI , Feb 06, 2006)
A defiant Iran on Sunday ended snap U.N. checks of its nuclear sites and said it was resuming uranium enrichment, a day after being reported to the Security Council over suspicions it is building nuclear weapons.
- There Is Life After Fossil Fuels (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 06, 2006)
Budget 2006 must help to rearrange India’s energy basket, says VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA
- As India Twiddles Thumbs, Us, Russia Unveil Nuclear Deal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 06, 2006)
As it continues to dither on a plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities, India is in the danger of losing out on a new partnership being launched by the US and Russia to promote an expansive global nuclear industry.
- Manila Institute Developing New Variants Of Nutrition-Rich Rice (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Feb 06, 2006)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) here is on the verge of a revolution in developing and propagating new rice varieties rich in nutrition.
- Eau De Cologne Vs Perfume (Indian Express, PRIYA RAMANI, Feb 06, 2006)
When Lakshmi Niwas Mittal announced his 18.6 billion euro bid for King Kong-sized steel producer Arcelor last month, it apparently surprised even his dad Mohan. So it’s understandable that the French were a little taken aback.
- Rising Water Threatens Great Temples (Hindu, Robin McKie, Feb 06, 2006)
The most important threat involves the widespread planting of sugarcane
Swedish engineers are building a vast drainage system
- Iran Ends Cooperation With Iaea (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 06, 2006)
Teheran will begin full-scale production of enriched uranium
Ready for exploratory talks with Russia
No more inspection of nuclear facilities
"India not under any pressure"
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